Deel: Create a direct employee — request body — body data employee

API reference · Contract 2026-10-27

SDK schema: Create a direct employee — request body — body data employee

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
$	object	Root	The person that is being hired
country	string	Required within parent	The country of the person being hired Maximum length: 2 Minimum length: 2
email	string	Required within parent	The personal email of the person being hired Format: email Maximum length: 255 Minimum length: 3
external_id	string	Optional	An external identifier for the person being hired
first_name	string	Required within parent	The first name of the person being hired Maximum length: 100 Minimum length: 3
last_name	string	Required within parent	The last name of the person being hired Maximum length: 100 Minimum length: 3
nationality	string	Required within parent	The nationality of the person being hired Maximum length: 2 Minimum length: 2
state	string	Optional	The state of the person being hired Maximum length: 50 Minimum length: 1
work_email	string	Optional	The work email of the person being hired Format: email Maximum length: 255 Minimum length: 3